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Augmented reality comes to corporate IT

In this week's Computer Weekly, we hear from early adopter Zurich Insurance about how augmented reality apps can become part of the corporate IT landscape. We look at Microsoft's Nano Server – the cut-down version of Windows Server designed for the cloud. And we assess the implications of the Nokia acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Benchmarking social business and collaboration tools

A complete social business strategy requires more than publishing social media guidelines for employees. CIOs need to rethink the enterprise as a social ecosystem Continue Reading

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• Nigel Fenwick, Forrester Research

Wearable technology to transform laggards in insurance industry

Wearable and other smart technologies set to transform the insurance industry in the next three to five years Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

The IoT industry needs to do more to secure data, says Beecham Research

There are key areas where the industry supporting the internet of things (IoT) needs to provide better security, according to Beecham Research Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Use of Halifax mobile banking app doubles

Halifax customers logged into their bank accounts 40 million times in March 2015, double the amount in the same month in 2014 Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Businesses should prepare for black swans, says resiliency consultant

While black swan events are random and unexpected, businesses can still prepare for them, according to a resiliency consultant Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Future IAM will need to be broader, says Martin Kuppinger

Identity and access management systems need to look at all forms of identity, not just employees or users, says KuppingerCole analyst Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

EU revamp of payment services draws nearer

The EU cannot afford to continue with costly payment services if it wants to be globally competitive, says MEP Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

CIO interview: Darrell Stein, vice-president of information systems at Reckitt Benckiser

Seven months after taking charge of IT at Reckitt Benckiser, Darrell Stein is pushing ahead with a strategy to increase digital revenues Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

UK election special – who wins the digital vote?

In this week’s Computer Weekly, as the UK goes to the polls in the general election, we take an in-depth look at the political parties’ manifestos for technology, and examine what the IT sector wants from the next government. Our latest buyer’s guide covers collaboration software. And we analyse host identity protocol (HIP), an emerging standard for endpoint security. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Home Retail Group grows profits 15% with mobile and online channels

Mobile and online initiatives at Home Retail Group – parent company of Argos and Homebase – drove a 15% growth in its yearly operating profit Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

IoT benefits and privacy not mutually exclusive, says industry expert

It is possible to mitigate the privacy and security risks of the internet of things (IoT) without losing its benefits, according to an industry expert Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Windows 10: Why you should work around PC price hike

IT departments planning a PC refresh to tie in with Windows 10 can expect to pay more due to the strong US dollar Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Ryanair remains tight-lipped over £3.3m hacker theft

Ryanair provided no details of how hackers took £3.3m from one of its bank accounts, as industry pundits call for greater collaboration Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Met Police offers up to almost £200,000 for CIO role

The Metropolitan Police is offering up to almost £200,000 to fill its CIO position, which has been open since February 2015 Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Criminal Courts Review Commission set to review subpostmasters' claims of wrongful prosecution

The Criminal Courts Review Commission (CCRC) reviews subpostmasters' claims of wrongful prosecution by the Post Office due to IT problems Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Time to embrace a new level of IAM, says Martin Kuppinger

A new level of identity and access management is at hand, yet many businesses still rely on usernames and passwords Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Nordea Bank announces digital hire and Apple Watch app

Nordea Bank hires expertise to strengthen its digital banking team and promotes its digital ambitions with an app for the Apple Watch Continue Reading

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• David Nikel

Vodafone sends network in a backpack to Nepal earthquake zone

Vodafone’s charitable arm, the Vodafone Foundation, deploys instant mini networks to help restore communications in quake-hit Nepal Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Brewer Marston’s ISP upgrades core network with SSE

Marston’s house networking unit Marston’s Telecoms rolls out a resilient nationwide network to accommodate demand for its managed services offering Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Captive IT centre boosts competitiveness at Danske Bank in Denmark

In 2014, Denmark's Danske Bank announced plans for its own captive centre in Bangalore and is now finalising the move to in-house IT delivery Continue Reading

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• Eeva Haaramo

Top tips for remote and mobile workers to improve their cyber security

Steps remote and mobile workers can take to improve cyber security on mobile devices, using public Wi-Fi and computers, and handling USB devices Continue Reading

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• Peter Wood, First Base Technologies LLP

EU data protection regulation will drive privacy by design, says KuppingerCole

The EU data protection regulation will drive privacy by design in companies with European clients, says KuppingerCole analyst Karsten Kinast Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Bill Binney, the ‘original’ NSA whistleblower, on Snowden, 9/11 and illegal surveillance

Always a patriot: Computer Weekly talks to Bill Binney, the senior NSA official who blew the whistle before Edward Snowden Continue Reading

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• Fiona O'Cleirigh

The National Trust's great IT renovation

In this week's Computer Weekly, we talk to the CIO of the National Trust, Sarah Flannigan, about her £40m IT strategy to transform one of the UK's favourite charities. We examine best practice in how to set up applications on Amazon Web Services. And we talk to a UK challenger bank about how technology will shake up the sector. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Poor customer engagement at banks opens door to competitors

Customer experience levels at banks have failed to improve for the second year in a row and customers are more likely than ever to leave their bank Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Changing IT trends power banking in Norway

Norway's banking system is undergoing a seismic shift in technology as the country aims for a fully digitised society Continue Reading

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• David Nikel

Gartner: Enterprises opt for open-source and cloud middleware alternatives

Gartner has reported a bigger focus on subscription-based licensing and open-source platforms in the middleware market Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Mobile malware overhyped, says security company Damballa

Mobile internet users are 1.3 times more likely to get struck by lightning than infected by mobile malware, research by security firm Damballa finds Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Why self-service and automation will power mass adoption of BI

Tibco’s analytics head, Brian Gentile, believes business intelligence needs to adapt for mass-market adoption Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Destructive cyber attacks making security a business concern, says Microsoft

Destructive cyber attacks are driving a fundamental shift in the information security market, according to Microsoft Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Zurich Insurance turns to augmented reality to train 10,000 managers

The £74bn turnover company aims to harness the capabilities of augmented reality to train 10,000 employees in 170 countries Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

HSBC website mistake guides customers to porn

HSBC’s Hong Kong website accidentally featured an out-of-date link that directed people to a porn site Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Nationwide extends video link service to 100 more branches

Nationwide Building Society has expanded the use of video conferencing equipment for customer consultations Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Collaboration key to cyber security, says US homeland security chief

Collaboration between governments and with the private sector key to improving global cyber security Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

SAP core banking platform will ease Deutsche Bank split following strategic retail review

Deutsche Bank plans a major IT project as strategic review advises spinning off its retail operations – but its SAP platform will ease the split Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

The future of Moore's Law at 50

In this week's Computer Weekly, Moore's Law – the seminal forecast by Intel founder Gordon Moore that oversees technology development – is 50 years old. We look at its modern relevance and future implications. IT chiefs discuss whether Windows is still core to their strategy. And we look back at five years of government IT. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Post Office failed to investigate account shortfalls before legal action, report claims

Post Office too quick to take legal action against subpostmasters, finds independent report Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

ISG blames UK general election for fall in outsourcing value

A lull in UK outsourcing activity in the run-up to the election caused a 25% drop in spending across the Emea region in Q1 2015, claims ISG Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

UK startups facing too many challenges, say entrepreneurs

Startups need more support if London’s digital economy is to develop, according to business leaders at Westminster Policy Forum Continue Reading

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• Kayleigh Bateman, Computer Weekly

Interview: The software processes behind Hailo's success

In the past, a traditional enterprise application would have been developed as a monolithic piece of software Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Accenture chosen to run NHS email service

The NHS email service is to be provided by Accenture, after the IT services firm was announced as the preferred bidder by HSCIC Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Solihull Council's datacentre plans slammed by G-Cloud champions

Solihull Council is building a new datacentre with 10-20 years of capacity, much to the chagrin of industry watchers Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

Pure e-commerce approach does not work for every retailer

Retailers can no longer be successful with an e-commerce approach alone, according to NYU professor of marketing Scott Galloway Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Retailers should think of consumers as “omni-customers”, says OVS Spa

Retailers should refocus their strategy to treat consumers as “omni-customers”, according to the director of e-commerce for Italian brand OVS Spa Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

NCR promises 40% annual savings with thin-client cash machines

NCR has developed smart thin client cash machines to replacing ageing Windows XP-based ATMs Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Liberal Democrats promise to double innovation spend and 99.9% broadband roll-out

The Liberal Democrats’ general election manifesto promises to double innovation spending and roll out high-speed broadband to 99.9% of homes Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Banks hide cyber crime losses, says City of London Police

Banks obscure the amount of money lost to cyber fraudsters – preferring to write off cyber theft as operating losses – says the City of London Police Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Security risk potential linked to young, mobile users

A study conducted by wireless supplier Aruba Networks has identified a distinct cohort of high-risk, security-agnostic workers Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Lintel bank steers clear of traditional bank IT development

Lintel Bank applies for a UK banking licence and plans to join a growing number of new banks taking on the high street incumbents Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Rio Tinto to put IT systems in the cloud

Mining giant Rio Tinto is moving IT systems into the public cloud as part of a transformation agreement with Accenture Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Can legislation stop cyber crime?

Rising cyber crime suggests criminal law does not deter criminals and that a better legal solution is required to prevent further rises Continue Reading

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• Stewart James

Taking stock of e-commerce systems

In this week's Computer Weekly, the first of our three-part buyer's guide to next generation e-commerce looks at managing inventory in multi-channel retailers. We highlight the six technology companies that are threats to the dominance of high-street banks. And we examine the top five issues in virtual machine backup. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

NHS data security: Lessons to be learned

The NHS does not always provide a trusted repository for patient data, but some trusts are examples of good practice in action Continue Reading

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• SA Mathieson

French TV5Monde network cyber attack the latest in destructive trend in system intrusions

The cyber attack on French television network TV5Monde is the latest in a growing list of incursions intended to destroy data and IT systems Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

BBC Engineering restructures to support flexible media needs, says CTO Matthew Postgate

The BBC's technology department, BBC Engineering, will restructure to more effectively provision TV, radio and news, says CTO Matthew Postgate Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

CIO interview: Fernando Birman, head of the digital office, Solvay

After years of IT work to support major M&A activity, global chemicals company Solvay is focusing on innovation to drive internal efficiency Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

InfoVista buys Ipanema to boost application performance offer

Network management supplier InfoVista buys application and network performance firm Ipanema to realise software-defined WAN ambitions Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Strong dollar may shift server upgrades off-premise

The strong US dollar will influence how CIOs spend their 2015 IT budgets. Server price hikes may drive spending to the cloud Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Exit checks system for UK borders finally goes live

The Home Office launches a system for making exit checks of travellers at UK borders, following the scrapped e-Borders programme Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Juniper Networks goes after finance market with switch-integrated compute

Juniper launches a compact compute-integrated network switch to boost performance of sensitive applications for financial institutions Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Alleged White House hack highlights typical security failings, say experts

The alleged penetration of sensitive White House computer networks highlights typical security failings, say information security experts Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

CIO interview: Bruna Pellicci, global head of IT, Ashurst

Global law firm Ashurst is rolling out a new IT strategy based on single platforms worldwide for its core business areas Continue Reading

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• Mark Samuels

Foods manufacturer ConAgra expects to save $5m a year with data analytics

Food manufacturer ConAgra Foods is using data analytics technology to improve how it makes decisions about hiring and deploying its workforce Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

'Bored' RBS investment chairman Rory Cullinan resigns after daughter's Snapchat message goes public

Royal Bank of Scotland’s investment bank chairman Rory Cullinan leaves after a Snapchat message to his daughter appeared in Instagram Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Brecon Beacons National Park soups up staff comms with Unify

Brecon Beacons National Park Authority deploys Unify’s OpenScape voice technology to keep remote staff and home workers in touch Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Microsoft adds ODF 1.2 to Office 365 to adhere to government demands

Microsoft will roll out the ability export documents in open document format (ODF) in Office 365, regardless of original file format, to adhere to government policy Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

AWS gets EU approval for data replication outside of Europe

The European Union Data Protection Authorities has approved Amazon Web Services’ Data Processing Agreement Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Vodafone adds banking capability to mobile wallet

Mobile operator Vodafone is enabling its customers to add banking functionality to their Vodafone Wallets Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

IT is more important than marketing for banks

IT spending will grow at the expense of other areas such as marketing as optimism in financial services increases Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

DDoS losses potentially £100k an hour, survey shows

DDoS attacks could expose 40% of businesses to losses of £100,000 or more an hour at peak times, a survey shows Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Rural payments service failed GDS assessment but still went live

The troubled rural payments digital service failed its most recent assessment by the Government Digital Service, but was still launched to farmers Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

What went wrong with the IT for farmers' rural payments?

In this week's Computer Weekly, we examine the real reasons behind the failure of the government's rural payments digital service. We look at how Windows 10 Universal Apps will change the way IT teams manage PCs. And we hear from IT leaders about their experiences of bringing cloud computing into the mainstream. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

KPMG teams up with Microsoft to boost enterprise cloud adoption

Advisory firm to draw on Microsoft technologies to deliver cloud-based data analytics, and business transformation services to clients Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

British Airways rewards scheme hack highlights password problem

The hacking of British Airways’ executive club frequent flyer accounts shows the importance of using strong, unique passwords for all online accounts Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

NHS announces £78m technology fund for health and social care providers

The NHS will give £78m integrated digital care funding to health and social care providers in 2015 to help them invest in technology Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

National Police ICT Company operational after four years of wrangling

The national Police ICT Company is operational and aims to save £465m a year – nearly four years after Theresa May proposed its creation Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

UK government pays £150m to Raytheon to settle e-Borders dispute

UK government agrees to pay Raytheon £150m to settle dispute over the cancellation of e-Borders contract Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Talk Talk moves HR systems to cloud

Managers now have accurate information on their workforce numbers, salary and overtime costs Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

Nordics' Glenna research cloud project underway

Researchers in the Nordics will soon enjoy a new cloud infrastructure from which to share systems and resources Continue Reading

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• David Nikel

Retiring MP aims to uncover truth of alleged Post Office computer system problems

Retiring MP James Arbuthnot is determined to get to the bottom of problems with the Post Office system that led to subpostmasters being blamed for account shortfalls Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

MPs slam Defra for making rural payments 'digital by default'

MPs have slammed the government’s decision to make rural payment claims from farmers a 'digital by default' service Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Samsung targets business with Microsoft tools integration

Samsung has pre-installed Microsoft OneNote, OneDrive, and Skype on the new Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge, as it expands into business Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

UK attacks on crypto keys and digital certificates endemic

All UK security professionals polled in a global survey have responded to attacks on keys and certificates in past two years Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

UK government adds five authentication providers to Gov.uk Verify identity management system

The Government Digital Service (GDS) adds five authentication providers to the Gov.uk Verify identity and access management scheme Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Santander launches ISA mobile app

Spanish banking giant Santander launches a mobile app to help consumers navigate the ISA market Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Identity fraud still top UK fraud threat

Identity fraud continues to be the single biggest fraud threat, according to the latest report by UK fraud prevention service Cifas Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Monitise no longer up for sale

Mobile banking software company Monitise to continue as an independent company rather than seek to be taken over Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Dutch bank ING puts HR services in the cloud

Finance company ING is using cloud-based software from ServiceNow to deliver HR services to its 25,000 staff in the Netherlands Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Google warns of fake digital certificates

Google has warned of unauthorised digital certificates issued for several of its domains that could be used to intercept data traffic Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

MPs seek reassurance over Post Office mediation scheme

Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) select committee seeks reassurances over the Post Office mediation scheme Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Government backs tech in 2015 Budget

In this week's Computer Weekly, chancellor George Osborne's 2015 Budget was the most technology friendly ever – we examine the key policy announcements. Sainsbury's CIO talks about the challenges of going digital. And we look at how virtual reality could be coming to a workplace near you, thanks to the latest developments. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Women have a big part to play in the future of the fintech industry

International Women’s Day sparks debate around the lack of females holding board-level positions in the fintech sector and elsewhere Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Sabadell to migrate TSB IT to proprietary banking platform with £450m sweetener

Spanish bank Sabadell will move TSB IT systems to its own in-house core banking platform Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

What went wrong with Defra's rural payments system?

A £154m system to process payments to farmers has been forced to resort to paper forms. What went wrong – and is this a digital disaster? Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Home devices threaten enterprise data security, warn researchers

Poor or lacking security on ADSL routers and other devices used by teleworkers a threat to global enterprise information security Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Information Commissioner's Office calls for transparent public sector outsourcing

For greater transparency, public sector buyers and suppliers should be open about their dealings before signing contracts, says ICO Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

BIS sets out to assist development of digital sharing economy

The government has set out a number of proposals to assist in the development of the £9bn trade body Sharing Economy UK Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Holland & Barrett outsources data handling to ITC Infotech

IT services firm ITC Infotech manages customer data for health food business to help it glean business value from the information Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Ofcom finalises BT wholesale broadband pricing rules

Ofcom finalises plans to introduce wholesale broadband pricing rules to promote competition and investment in superfast broadband Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor